Gifts of Hope

Although gender roles often place women at the centre of child care, families are stronger and children are happier when dads are equally involved. This gift makes that happen.

Did you know that more than 400,000 people die each year from malaria? Mosquito nets that are treated with insecticide and last up to three years are a simple and effective preventative solution. This gift provides families with mosquito nets and training in how to use them. According to the World Health Organization, 95% of the world’s malaria cases are in Africa. Children under five are most at risk because they have yet to develop any immunity.

Help refugees access urgent life-saving resources while also providing long-term support to assist in their recovery. This gift will provide immediate needs such as food, hygiene kits and urgent psychological support. Long term, this gift funds mental health services, savings and loan groups and agriculture tools and training.

Girls in many parts of the world want to continue their studies but don't have the means. This gift provides girls in low-income countries with the support they need to carry on with their schooling.

As climate crises threaten lives and livelihoods, young people know what needs to change. This gift gives them the tools to make it happen. With it, youth will participate in advocacy training, contribute to action plans and influence climate policy at all political levels. With this gift, you’ll help youth stand up for what’s right for our planet and future generations.

We also call this the “no-stopping-her” gift bundle, because education opens boundless opportunities for women and girls. From learning to read and write to health training and digital skills, the projects your gift supports help women and girls move from the margins toward making their own bold way in the world.

Empower health heroes by giving them the tools to safely do what they do best: save lives. This gift will supply health care workers and their health facilities with sanitizers, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), mobile clinic vehicles for hard-to-reach communities, training and even digital tools to help them stay informed.

Did you know that more than 400,000 people die each year from malaria? Mosquito nets that are treated with insecticide and last up to three years are a simple and effective preventative solution. This gift provides families with mosquito nets and training in how to use them. According to the World Health Organization, 95% of the world’s malaria cases are in Africa. Children under five are most at risk because they have yet to develop any immunity.

Women around the world bear an invisible burden: unequal, unpaid labour, from child care to housekeeping and much more. This gift combines daycare, continued education and training sessions to lift and redistribute that weight so women have more opportunities, men contribute equally, and all can thrive.

Filled with staples like beans, cooking oil, fortified cereal blends and sugar, it’s a basic food basket with an impact that is anything but. This gift of food for thousands of pregnant women, mothers and young children under five who are malnourished is a critical step to prevent a slide into a life-and-death situation and instead restore children to health. Basket by basket, you’ll be saving lives.

Support girls in bridging the digital divide, by providing equal access to information technology and safe online spaces. This gift will provide safe online spaces where girls can learn about their rights and share their opinions without fear of discrimination or harassment. Help ensure girls can build thriving communities unbound by borders.

This gift connects children suffering trauma from conflict or disasters with mental health and psychosocial services. Help children access safe spaces, therapeutic outlets and professional counselling from trained social workers. Support orphaned children and help reunite families separated by emergencies. Help a survivor find their lifeline.